Yaesu FT-50 Instruction Manual

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Your first Q S OAdjusting the Volume0 Turn the outer ring of the knob on the top panelcontrol to adjust the volume. If there is no signal,you can override the squelch by holding the centerbutton (on the left side below the PTT switch), toset the volume on background noise.Squelch Settingm To adjust the squelch, hold the knob down for %second, then turn it, if necessary, so that CDL -0 I-is displayed.m Press the knob again momentarily, then turn it toset the squelch threshold (0 to 15) so the receiveris silenced (the BUSY/TX LED turns off). Press thePTT momentarily when done.US’Keypad shortcut for setting the squelchn Press ?I->?), turn the knob to set the squelchlevel, then press the PTT to save and exit.- - ~- _.-._ -.-..- .----.-- .--;- _... -__,-_l”-_LI-l ,__ _ __-__-___.,Squelch SensitivityFirst set the volume to mid range, then adjust thesquelch (with no signal): slightly past the point wherebackground noise is silenced and the green BUSY/TXLED is extinguished. If set higher, sensitivity to weaksignals is reduced, if set too low, “falsing” on back-ground noise and weak stations will result.AL ._-__..- _.~‘. -. _-_-..Tuning & Direct Frequency Entryn Tune to the desired frequency using the inner knob:press 8 at the lower right momentarily, and turnthe knob to select the MHz range, then wait 5seconds or press ewj again and turn the knob toselect the frequency.m You can enter frequencies directly from the keypadas well; just key in all the digits. For example, for146.520 MHz enter:‘~~~-,‘~;-,~~-,~“,-)2~j_)~,If you want to enter an even whole frequency, like140.00 MHz or 146.000 MHz, there’s a shortcut,Pressing “?“P after any entry truncates the remainingdigit places to zero:enter 146.500 l~~~,'~j~,~,~,~pg~,V~ppenter 146.000 yGj+ 4~3+5r3+ vp",enter 140.000 '~~-->'~j&QPpTransmittingcfl To transmit, wait unit the channel is clear; press thePTT (Push To Talk) and speak in a normal voice.Keeping the transceiver a few centimeters fromyour mouth will result in best audio clarity. Releasethe PTT to receive again.Important - The PTT switch should be pressed in-ward and in a slightly downward direction for properoperation. Do not press the PTT switch in an upwarddirection, as this cause unreliable closure of the PTTswitch, and it may damage the rubber boot.